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OOC: Thoughts on RPing, Stats and War

Posted: Aug 14 2006, 09:18 PM

You'll damn well have to participate when Falcon gets rolling. You'll be nearby, and you'll be SAAS, which is excuse enough.

Falcania

Winging It Since 2004

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Posted: Aug 14 2006, 09:37 PM

what about us, French, who can't get access to that book?

Septentrionia

Royal Scribe

Posts: 139

Posted: Aug 14 2006, 10:22 PM

For Khazaron I've been thinking of running almost like the Soviets in WWII seemed to run. Have craploads of men literally clogging up the battlefield and keeping the enemy occupied. Add to that use of special forces to systematically cripple the enemy C&C and that's basically what I was wanting to move my nation to. Although since my area of knowledge for warfare is either in the medieval, roman eras, or the science-fictiony/future kind, I'm not exactly knowledgeable about the more modern stuff. Any RP advice from the vets out there would much appreciated.

Khazaron

The Red Devil

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Posted: Aug 15 2006, 02:27 AM

QUOTE (Starblaydia @ Aug 14 2006, 02:12 PM)

QUOTE (Falcania @ Aug 14 2006, 10:03 PM)

I love the gratuitous stickying of your intellectual property. Thanks for the recommendation, TLC.

That stickying was at TLC's suggestion, btw, as when this war does happen ,we'd like it to happen well and without the usual crap that accompanies it.

Plus that book is a double-recommendation from us both, too.

I recommend that book as well.

Lamoni

Democratic Maniac

Posts: 1952

Posted: Aug 15 2006, 10:22 AM

I don't know about NS Economy, but the regular NS thing can't be trusted. My economy went from imploded to reasonable just by making beaches pay to play.

Az-cz

Senator in Training

Posts: 246

Posted: Aug 15 2006, 12:02 PM

QUOTE (Az-cz @ Aug 15 2006, 11:22 PM)

I don't know about NS Economy, but the regular NS thing can't be trusted. My economy went from imploded to reasonable just by making beaches pay to play.

Well, your nation is new and less established, so it's easier for your stats to change.

The Lowland Clans

Royal Scribe

Posts: 116

Posted: Aug 15 2006, 02:09 PM

QUOTE (Az-cz @ Aug 15 2006, 11:22 AM)

I don't know about NS Economy, but the regular NS thing can't be trusted. My economy went from imploded to reasonable just by making beaches pay to play.

Well, NSEconomy works entirely from the "official" NS stats via the XML feed, so anything that happens on NS itself will be reflected there.

Bedistan

Royal Scribe

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Posted: Aug 22 2006, 02:15 PM

Well, progress update from my side of the field. Something we need to do now would be to establish an agreed upon timeline standard for everybody to use during the war. This is perhaps the biggest headache, so the best thing for everybody to do would be to start haggling it out now before anything else. My side of the thread is about 3/4s of the way finished, and should be done by the end of the week.

The Lowland Clans

Royal Scribe

Posts: 116

Posted: Aug 22 2006, 08:40 PM

Well then where are those AO time zones that were proposed a bit back.

Let's force that through and use that.

Milchama

Royal Scribe

Posts: 189

Posted: Aug 22 2006, 08:58 PM

Naaa, we'd need some real time to NS time formula that would be overcomplicated and would squeeze the sheer joy out of Roleplaying anything.

Well, unless we're too far down that track already.

Casari

Dedicated Scribe

Posts: 79

Posted: Aug 23 2006, 11:39 AM

QUOTE (Milchama @ Aug 23 2006, 02:40 AM)

Well then where are those AO time zones that were proposed a bit back.

Let's force that through and use that.

That's not quite what TLC meant, Milch, he means more of a 'how much RL time equals one day of NS time?' for instance

Starblaydia

Also available in purple

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Posted: Aug 25 2006, 05:56 PM

If we consider that a NSWC takes a month to happen, and that a WC happens every 4 years, that would mean roughly 1 week = 1 year... But a good timeline would be 1 week = 1 month

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Septentrionia

Royal Scribe

Posts: 139

Posted: Aug 25 2006, 10:07 PM

QUOTE (Oliverry @ Aug 14 2006, 07:37 PM)

what about us, French, who can't get access to that book?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039913149...ie=UTF8&s=books

That link should help you, Oli. Though, I sense that you were being ironic.

Lamoni

Democratic Maniac

Posts: 1952

Posted: Sep 28 2006, 10:41 PM

hey has this war happened? if so can someone direct me so i can read it?

As for the Mighty Commonwealth Army, we believe the good 'ol days when the red coats ruled the earth and the mighty wooden frigates patroled the seas. Tactics is #1. But stiking fast and hard in unexpected places is our plan. A good book to read is the 13 rules of war, my an alexander or something, but he uses examples like alexander the great and napoleon bonaparte(my hero by the way).